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This medicine works best if there is a constant amount in the blood
Tell your doctor if you have ever had: a gastric or peptic ulcer; a serious infection called sepsis; liver
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Theophylline controls symptoms of asthma and other lung diseases but does not cure them
This medication is usually taken every six, eight, 12 or 24 hours
Symptoms, tests and treatments
Base once-daily dosing on the twice daily dosing and initiate at the end of the last every 12-hour dosing interval
Last updated on Dec 14, 2023
effects
Theophylline controls symptoms of asthma and other lung diseases but does not cure them
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It does not work right away and should not be used to relieve sudden breathing problems
STEP 4: After the stress test, you will wait in the waiting room for 45 minutes to an hour for your second set of images
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Patients who have not received theophylline in the previous 24 hours: 4
If you miss giving your pet a dose of theophylline, give the next dose as soon as you remember or, if it is close to the next scheduled dose, return to the regular schedule
Theophylline ER is sold per tablet The nurse is to administer the morning dose of theophylline to a patient with COPD
Some of the more common side effects that can occur with use of theophylline include: headache
Precautions
If your healthcare professional asks you to split your tablets, do not split the entire supply of tablets Administer a single dose of oral activated charcoal
It needs to be administered cautiously in clients older 69 years of age or those with hepatic disease, cardiac It usually is taken every 6, 8, 12, or 24 hours
It was originally used as a bronchodilator, but the relatively high doses required are associated with frequent side effects, so its use declined as inhaled β 2-agonists became more widely used
Sometimes the doctor will give a higher dose at one time (like bedtime) and a lower dose(s) the rest of the day
Administer a single dose of oral activated charcoal
From 1985 to 1995 in the United States, theophylline poisoning requiring hemodialysis or hemoperfusion accounted for 49 cases per one million poison center calls, compared to the 6 cases per one million